behallow en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + hallow.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
Kings are "behallowed" as well as bishops; […]
1842 April 14, “The Anglo-Saxon Confessions”, in The Church of England Quarterly Review, volume 11, article 4, page 343:[...] bishops and servants of God — the "senatores natu majores," the elders and chiefs of the people — caused his eldest son, Egfurth, to be behallowed (which is the Saxon term used for the consecration of a bishop) as king of Mercia.
1835, William Henry C. Grey, The Lords and the People:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| behallows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| behallowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| behallowed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| behallowed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |